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Sec. Bessent, Your Bond-Market Band-Aid Can’t Hide Our Ugly Pig: $40 Trillion in Federal Debt

You Correctly Fear that a Scott Bessent Will Pull Down America’s Fiscal House of Cards

Is AI the End of Mathematics or an Exciting New Beginning?

Want to see what two of the world’s top math stars are doing?

Phil Moeller, Author of Get What's Yours for Medicare Provides a Critical Guide to and Scary Update on Medicare

My great friend and co-author, Phil Moeller, is back with a timely heads up on all things Medicare.

The Financial Riddler 8-17-26

Someday you'll crack the Riddler. But not today.

Conventional Planning Doesn't Get the First Thing Right About Investing -- Assessing Risk

Is a 20% Chance of Going Broke In Retirement, Possibly on Day 1, Safe?

Naill Ferguson, the Preeminent Economic Historian, Talks Geopolitics -- Yesterday's, Today's, and Tomorrow's

My long-time friend, Niall Ferguson, actually Sir Niall Ferguson, is a brilliant scholar, author, and journalist.

Jack Schibli of Lane Generational Explains Why the Stock Market Runs Largely on Autopilot and the Equity-Investing Danger this Presents

Jack Schibli is Chief Operating Officer and Director of Investment Strategy and Research at Lane Generational. Jack, together with frequent Economics Matters guest and storied investor, Fred Lane, co-founded Lane Generational -- a boutique active investment manager. After studying economics at Middlebury College, Jack teamed up with Fred, first at Raymond James and now at Lane Generational, to produce deeply thoughtful investment strategies based on unusally penetrating research. As a client of Lane Generational, I’ve known Jack for years and am truly taken by his financial acumen. Back in May

The Brilliant and Captivating Justin Wolfers Talks Economics and the Economy

Justin is the rarest of economist -- he has something to say and knows how to say it.

Economics Matter's First Substack Live! Talking Social Security's Extreme Insolvency with Pam Krueger, Founder and CEO of Wealthramp, and Attendees

Pam Krueger is the creator and co-host of MoneyTrack, seen on more than 250 PBS stations around the country, and the co-host of the popular Friends Talk Money podcast.

Now Is the Time for Cuban and Stavridis to Come to the Aid of Their Country

A P/VP Cuban/Stavridis Ticket, running as Independents, Can Save Us from Red/Blue Extremists. Will they run? No Clue. SOLELY My and AI's Dream Ticket. MC/JS HAVEN'T SEEN/APPROVED THIS POST.

Brilliant Investing Requires Thinking and Looking Outside the Box -- Steve Laffey Is an Extraordinary Investor. This is a Podcast You Can't Miss!

Steve Laffey is back -- for his 5th appearance on Economics Matters.

Accusing Israel of Genocide Is Antisemitic -- Plain and Simple

Blood Libels Date from 1144. Mamdani's is Simply the Latest.

Economist John Goodman, Father of HSAs and One of America's Most Influential Policymakers, Talks US Healthcare Reform

John Goodman is the rarest of economists -- one who actually makes a difference.

The Perfect Economic Storm

The Iran War Can Sink Our and Your Economy. How to Keep It -- Your Income -- Real

Social Security Insolvency: What It Really Means for Your Retirement

Listen to this FRIENDS TALK MONEY Podcast with co-hosts Richard Eisenberg, Pam Krueger, and Terry Savage Plus Special Guest -- Larry Kotlikoff

The Financial Riddler 7-5-26

Yes, you are smarter than your mom thinks. But are you The Financial Riddler smart?

Bruce Mehlman Joins Economics Matters to Discuss the Long-Term Economic Impact of the War in Iran, Geopolitics, Economic History, and His Guide to Navigating the Age of Disruption

Bruce Mehlman is Former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Technology Policy and a Leading Business, Government, and Political Consultant.

Want to Get Life Insurance Wrong? Ask AI.

AI should either provide financial advice that conforms with economics or stop giving advice. Otherwise, AI companies can look to be sued.

Sebastian Mallaby Returns to Discuss AI and his Latest Bestseller: The Infinity Machine.

The Infinity Machine chronicles DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis’s pursuit of artificial general intelligence—detailing the breakthroughs, setbacks, and innovations that led to AlphaFold and ultimately to Hassabis’ 2024 Nobel Prize.

Foreign and Domestic Affairs Expert, Adam Garfinkle, is Back with Deep Insights on the Iran War, Our "Age of Spectacle," and this November's Likely Attack on America's Democracy

Adam Garfinkle is truly one of our most knowledgeable, insightful, and experienced experts on foreign affairs and politics.

"Social Security's Deficit Is Just the Start" -- Peter Coy Interviews Me on His Substack, Economics for Everyone

Social Security Is Hiding Its True $71.9 Trillion Unfunded Liability, Meaning the System Is 46% Underfunded.

Unconditional US Surrender

The MOU Was Just Released with Its 14 Acts of Treason. Time to Impeach.

Trump Cuts and Runs

The MOU's 14 Terms of American Surrender

Social Security Is In Far Worse Shape Than We're Being Told

The System's $71.9 Trillion Unfunded Liability Is Over Twice What its "Trustees" Mention

Mr. Trump, Iran Is Playing You for a Fool

And You're Acting Like One

Randy Ellis, BU's Outstanding and Consequential Health Economist, Explains Why US Healthcare is So Bad and How to Fix It

Randy Ellis has been making fundamental contributions to the economics of healthcare for decades -- and not just academic contributions.

Poet Laureate, Robert Pinsky, Delivers the All-Time Best Commencement Address

Plus, Links to Pinsky's Past Economics Matters Podcasts

Roth Conversions Based on Wall St.'s/AI's Rules of Dumb Can Lose You a Bundle

Tax-bracket filling is the obviously wrong, yet ubiquitous answer

Eytan Sheshinski, Israel's Premiere Economist, Is Back with an Update on the Political, Social, Economic, and Military State of the State of Israel

Can Israel reverse its political and social trajectory as elections approach amid ongoing wars and rising international isolation?

Is the US Declining? Yes! But Our Decades-Long Ponzi Scheme, Not China, Is to Blame.

Nations that don't save, don't invest and grow. Thanks to our massive, postwar Ponzi scheme, we're saving next to nothing. Foreigners are partially investing in our stead and reaping the returns.

Use MaxiFi Planner to Produce an Actual Retirement Smile, Not a Bad Guess or a Grimace

Make Sure Your Go-Go, Go-Slow, and No-Go Spending Plan Actually Works

Andrew Fesiak -- Live from Ukraine! Who’s Got the Cards Now? Update on the War

Andrew Fesiak provides his 6th real-time analysis of Putin's criminal war on Ukraine.

NATO Must Help US Open the Strait of Hormuz

Canada and Denmark Should Make the First Move

The Financial Riddler 5-4-26

Use your HI, not your AI.

Does Private Credit/Equity Threaten the Life Insurance Industry and Your Individual Policy?

Jack Schibli, Lane Generational's COO and Chief Investment Strategist, Raises the Alarm about Insurance Investments in Private Equity/Credit Sectors and Insurers' Potential Default on Your Policy

Beware of AI's Social Security "Advice"

Getting Social Security's 22K Pages of Rules Precisely Right is Critical to Your Retirement. Asking AI to Guess What's Best Based Largely on Wall Street "Training" is Asking for Trouble.

Economics-Based Financial Planning -- My Presentation to Wade Pfau's Retirement Income Institute

This will be of interest to anyone who seeks more money, less risk, and a better life.

Trump Sets the Optimal Global Carbon Tax!

Bravo! Maintain the blockade on Iran until Iran Makes the World Safe for Iran

Reposting Roger Lowenstein's 2022 Podcast on Ways and Means -- Lincoln's Financing of the Civil War

Traveling for the next two months, so reposting oldies but goodies.

Let MaxiFi Raise Your Estate for Free!

This and Tons More Money Magic Available at MaxiFi.com

Debating the Iran War with MAGA and LEFT-Wing Opponents on The Glenn Show

I thank Glenn and my Debate Opponents -- Danny Bessner and Andrew Day

TIPS Yields Are Super High and Kevin Esler has Returned to Help You Build a TIPS Ladder Using tipsladder.com

Forget what Wall Street says, risky investing is an option, not a starting point when it comes to your financial plan.

Why AI Can't Get Real Financial Planning Right

And likely never will

John Campbell, Harvard's Brilliant Macro and Finance Economist, Joins Economics Matters to Discuss his Greatest Research Hits, His Outstanding New Book, Fixed, and Provide Practical Investment Advice

John Campbell is one of my favorite economists.

Genuine versus Artificial Intelligence

AI Will Eat Conventional Financial Planning's Lunch, but Not MaxiFi's. When it Comes to Economics-Based Planning, AI is Hopeless and Truly Dangerous to your Financial Health.

World-Renowned, Fantastic Economist, and Former CEA Chair, Gregory Mankiw

Discussing his Career, the Iraq War, Trump Policy and Advisers, and His Top Research Hits

Two Podcasts: Glenn Loury and Jonathan Treussard Interview Me Re the Economy

Hope you find these interviews of interest. Best, Larry

Finally, a President with the Balls to Handle Iran

President Trump's Actions Are Decades Overdue and, Yes, Carry Major Risks

Glenn Loury is Back to Discuss The Glenn Show and His Take on the Country and Race Relations

Glenn is an absolutely brilliant economist and a public intellectual extraordinaire.

AI Honestly Assesses Trump's SOTU Lies

AI's greatest value may be as an independent source of truth and perspective